Archive for the ‘Portland Lit.’ Category
Independent Publishing Resource Center = IPRC
IPRC Events and A Very Minor Prophet
Hawthorne Book authors have hosted events at the IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) in the past and coming up on Saturday May, 19th at 7:30pm, James Bernard Frost will read from his spring 2012 title A Very Minor Prophet at IPRC. In his novel, IPRC is a hub where ...Read more.
Winter Literary Events in Portland
Snowstorms and downpours, winter has arrived in full force and what better way to get out of the rain and fight off the winter blues than to attend some local literary events. Here is a list of readings, exhibits, and guest speakers going on in upcoming weeks around town. (I’m sure that I’ve left some ...Read more.
Lit Gifts!
Although we may have been hearing jingly pop renditions of “The Little Drummer Boy” for at least a month already, the final countdown to the holidays is officially here now that we’ve hit December.
So if you’re still struggling to find those unique gifts that don’t involve a dreaded trip to the mall, might we ...Read more.
Cavalcade Literary Magazine
In late October, Random Order Coffeehouse & Bakery hosted a release party for a newcomer to the Portland literary scene: Cavalcade Literary Magazine. Comprised of fiction, poetry, and photography, the magazine hosts an eclectic mix of voices. It’s powerful, quirky, and poignant.
Putting together a journal has been Cutter Williams’ dream for quite some time. ...Read more.
Portland Writing Resources
After the smashing success of Wordstock 2011, it’s hard not to feel inspired by the power of the written word. We start reaching for the laptop, journal, or even cocktail napkin to scribble down the ideas that abounded at the annual literary festival. Readers, writers, publishers and bibliophiles of all genres convened to celebrate the ...Read more.
A Very Minor Prophet Excerpt
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A Very Minor Prophet
by James Bernard Frost
pub. date April 1, 2012
www.jamesbernardfrost.com
www.hawthornebooks.com
Scott Nadelson and Aftermath Book Events
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Scott Nadelson’s short story collection Aftermath is due to spread its wings in just TEN days! Its pub. date is next Thursday, September 1st and with that comes all sorts of great book events throughout the Pacific Northwest. Below is the current lineup. Please be in touch if you’d like to set a reading or ...Read more.
Aftermath Excerpt
We know that some of you are chomping at the bit to get Scott Nadelson’s new collection of short stories — Aftermath — due out on September 1st, 2011. We’re pretty excited too so we’re giving you just a taste to whet your appetite. Without further ado here is the story Oslo from Nadelson’s forthcoming ...Read more.
10 Years Equals $10 Books
A lot of you received our summer newsletter last week. (If you didn’t and want to receive future newsletters sign up here.) Those of you who got the newsletter already know about this great promotion that we’re doing in celebration of Hawthorne Books’ tenth anniversary — all books are just $10 until August 1st.
We’ve ...Read more.
Portland Literary Internships
We get a lot of requests from local folks hoping to do an internship at Hawthorne Books — unfortunately way more than we can accommodate. Every spring, fall and winter (and sometimes summer) we have two, 10-week, unpaid interns and they help us out immensely. Lately we’ve been getting double and sometimes triple the amount ...Read more.
